Dortmund braced for must-win Napoli clash

25 November 2013 02:16

Captain Roman Weidenfeller has insisted Borussia Dortmund convert their chances against Napoli on Tuesday in a must-win game as last season's Champions League finalists face a group-stage exit.

Dortmund's 1-0 defeat at home to Arsenal three weeks ago left them third in Group F on six points, three behind joint leaders Napoli and the Gunners and heading for the Europa League.

Both Napoli and Dortmund come into their penultimate group stage game after suffering defeats in their respective leagues.

Borussia have lost their last three games in all competitions, including Saturday's comprehensive 3-0 home defeat to Bayern Munich in a repeat of May's Champions League final.

A fourth straight defeat would further erode confidence and, if Arsenal only draw with Marseille in London, end their Champions League's knock-out stages ahead of their final match at Marseille on December 11.

Dortmund now find themselves seven points adrift of Bayern in the Bundesliga and Weidenfeller has said his team must improve their finishing and take their chances against Rafael Benitez's Napoli.

"I think Tuesday's game is much more important than (the defeat to) Bayern," said Weidenfeller, who was sent off in Dortmund's 2-1 defeat at Napoli in September.

"We have to win against Napoli at home, it's as simple as that.

"As I have been saying for a few weeks now, there is a lack of single-mindedness and determination with us at the moment

"Our problem is that we are not finishing our chances.

"There are too many times when we play the ball across the penalty area and don't go directly for goal.

"We have to take our chances, because football is decided by goals and at the moment, we're not scoring them."